A questionnaire-based study on the knowledge, attitude and practice on pharmacovigilance among pharmacists and nursing staff at teaching hospitals.

Background: The present study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) about pharmacovigilance (PV) practices among health care professionals, that is, pharmacists and nursing staff before and after educational intervention in a tertiary care hospital.

Methods: This was an observational and questionnaire-based pre- and post-test educational interventional study involving pharmacists and nursing staff. A 15-point prevalidated questionnaire on KAP about PV was distributed to pharmacists and nursing staff before and after educational intervention.

Adverse drug reactions related to the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: results of spontaneous reporting from central India.

To assess the adverse drug reactions to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs through spontaneous reporting system in IGGMC&H, Nagpur and to analyse them using WHO assessment scales, an observational, prospective study was conducted in patients attending outpatient department, inpatient department and casualty of IGGMC and H Nagpur from 1st June 2005 to 31st May 2009. Data were collected by spontaneous adverse drug reactions reporting system. Among 2639 total adverse drug reactions reported, 336 (12.